The Impact of Stokvel and Banking Sector Efficiency: an Econometrics Model using (ARDL) Approach to Cointegration by Ngcobo, Lindiwe

“…Additionally, using the error correction model, a short-run relationship was observed between stokvel savings and banking sector efficiency. …”
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Copula-Driven Learning Techniques for Physical Layer Authentication Using Multimodal Data by Sahana Srikanth, Sanjeev Gurugopinath, Sami Muhaidat

“…For the classification task, we consider some of the well-known learning algorithms including long short-term memory (LSTM), random forest, K-nearest neighbor, support vector machine and bagging tree techniques. …”
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Modern Contraceptive Use in District : Crossectional Study by Yanna Wari Harahap, Arinil Hidayah, Febrina Angraini Simamora

“…But Modern contraceptive use is high in short-term contraception and skewed method mix in one method. …”
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COVID-19 as a Factor Influencing Air Quality? A City Study in China by Chengming Li, Hui Shang, Zhihao Cui, Zhaoxin Dai, Zhaoting Ma

“…By analyzing the spatiotemporal distribution of the air quality index (AQI) values in Dongying, a city dominated by the petrochemical industry (specifically, petroleum exploration), during February 2020, when the strictest measures were in force, this study investigates the effect of short-term lockdowns on air quality. We observed a statistically significant reduction in the monthly average AQI—24.6%, or an absolute decrease of 25.4—compared to February 2019. …”
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Utilization of ICT Skills on Library Information Resources By Students At Kabale Brainstorm High School. by Twongyeirwe, Esther

“…The study findings also indicated that slow internet speed and insufficient internet access points, short duration of book loans, power outages, lack of library orientation, poor computer skills, lack of enough time, lack of adequate numbers of personal computers, and paying online services were the challenges encountered by students in library information resources utilization at Kabale Brainstorm High School. …”
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Utilization of ICT Skills on Library Information Resources by Students at Kabale Brainstorm High School. by Twongyeirwe, Esther

“…The study findings also indicated that slow internet speed and insufficient internet access points, short duration of book loans, power outages, lack of library orientation, poor computer skills, lack of enough time, lack of adequate numbers of personal computers, and paying online services were the challenges encountered by students in library information resources utilization at Kabale Brainstorm High School. …”
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Factors associated with iron deficiency aneamia among pregnant women at Chuk hospital in Kigali, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Hashim Abdullahi, Fardosa

“…In conclusion, appropriate programme regime for combatting the deficiency during pregnancy period might be too short period to manage iron deficiency anaemia. Socio-economic elements contributed to iron deficiency anaemia among pregnant women attending CHUK Hospital. …”
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Effects of Prosopis farcta Root Extract in the Vascular Reactivity of Isolated Goat Coronary Artery by Rezhna Adil Rasheed, Ismail Salih Ibrahim Kakey

“…Prosopis species is a medicinal plant, well-known for its beneficial effects in treating various smooth muscles disorders, and its phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of different bioactive compounds in different parts of the plant, most of which show a great role in reducing cardiovascular risks. …”
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Blood pressure, gallstones, and age at first cholecystectomy in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study by Yue Zhang, Ruifeng Duan, Xin Chen, Lijuan Wei

“…Additionally, this study employed generalized additive models (GAM) and smooth-fitting curves to delineate the relationships. …”
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Nonlinear relationship between hepatic steatosis index and reversion to normal glucose regulation in Chinese adults with prediabetes by Haiyong Zeng, Fei Yu, Haofei Hu, Yong Han, Ruixue Ye, Changchun Cao

“…Additionally, a Cox proportional hazards regression model incorporating cubic spline functions and smooth curve fitting was utilized to determine any nonlinear relationships between HSI levels and reversion to NGR. …”
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Focal adhesion kinase promotes aerobic glycolysis in hepatic stellate cells via the cyclin D1/c-Myc/MCT-1 pathway to induce liver fibrosis by Tao Huang, Ming-Yu Zhou, Gao-Liang Zou, Rui-Han Hu, Lu Han, Qing-Xiu Zhang, Xue-Ke Zhao

“…In vivo, the MCT-1 and alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) levels were increased in mice with CCl4-induced liver fibrosis, and MCT-1 and α-SMA expression decreased after PF562271 treatment. …”
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Ultrasonic characteristics of inserted central catheter related fibroblastic sleeve by Zhifei Ben, Jue Wang, Jinyong Zhan, Kaiying Xu

“…After the removal of the ICC, there was a membrane-like structure adhesion on the surface of the catheter, which was composed of endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, collagen and fibrous connective tissues. …”
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Experimental application of gliders communication system in South China Sea by Shuyang Jia, Shuyang Jia, Shuyang Jia, Baoheng Liu, Baoheng Liu, Sichen Zou, Xiaochuan Zhang, Xiaochuan Zhang, Xiaochuan Zhang

“…The system consists of a surface wave glider and an acoustic underwater glider, which are respectively equipped with ultra-short baseline and acoustic modulation and demodulation devices. …”
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Forecasting Dissolved Organic Carbon Levels Utilizing Metaheuristic Optimization with Artificial Intelligence Techniques by Peng He, Chengjun Ma

“…This study focuses on predicting the levels of dissolved organic carbon in South Florida utilizing artificial intelligence algorithms. Specifically, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), Radial Basis Function (RBF), Decision Tree (DT), and Support Vector Regression (SVR) algorithms were employed. …”
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Predicting patient engagement in IAPT services: a statistical analysis of electronic health records by David Betts, Alice Davis, Theresa Smith, Jenny Talbot, Chris Eldridge

“…The older a patient is, the fewer the number of previous referrals and consenting to receiving a reminder short message service are also found to increase the likelihood of attendance with ORs of 1.02, 1.10, 1.04, respectively.Conclusions Our model is expected to help IAPT services identify which patients are not likely to attend their appointments by highlighting key characteristics that affect attendance.Clinical implications This analysis will help to identify methods IAPT services could use to increase their attendance rates.…”
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Effectiveness of Plant Adaptogens in Sports: Bibliometric Study and Prospects for Use by Igor V. Goncharenko, Viktoriia A. Pastukhova, Halyna V. Lukyantseva

“… Rehabilitation of professional athletes faces objective difficulties associated with excessively intense loads and a short period between competitions. The use of plant adaptogens can improve the quality of the recovery process and reduce the time required for athletes to recover. …”
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Sentimentally enhanced conversation recommender system by Fengjin Liu, Qiong Cao, Xianying Huang, Huaiyu Liu

“…Furthermore, the responses generated by the dialogue module are often monotonous, lacking diversity and expressiveness, and thus fall short of meeting the demands of complex scenarios. …”
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Lithuanian bibliophiles in the XVIII century by Levas Vladimirovas

“…The article characterizes the greatest and lesser book collections that belonged to the members of the Radvilas, Sapiehas, Chreptowiczs, Oginskis, Pacs, Bżostowskis, Kosakovskis, Łopacińskis, Plateris, and other families. The author presents short biographical data about the bibliophiles, reveals the origin of their collections, their size, contents, value, management peculiarities, features of the bookplates and book signs, and traces the later fate of the collections when possible. …”
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Strategic Review: The CZTS Thin-Film Using Tandem and Multi-Junction Solar Cell by Saif Adnan Muhamad, Methaq Hadi Lafta

“…Third-generation solar cells are also in the research phase, which includes nanocrystalline solar cells (based on liquid crystals), polymer solar cells, organic solar cells, perovskite solar cells (lead-mineral-organic hybrids or materials based on tin halides), Color Sensitive Solar Cells, Photo Electro Chemical Solar Cells, Multijunction Cells, Quantum Well Solar Cells, and Quantum Point Solar Cells. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of prominent topics in global scientific production on sustainable development goals in Scopus (2013–2022) by Mario E. Diaz-Barrera, Crayla Alfaro-Aucca, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza, Moisés Moreno-Albarrán, Edgard Fernando Pacheco-Luza, Carlos Enrique Rengifo Chunga

“…Measuring the scientific production linked to each of the objectives in each period allows estimating the scholarly efforts made to respond to the challenges proposed by each objective in the short term. The SciVal platform was used to consult and analyze the scientific production for each goal published in Scopus (2013–2022). …”
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